EDITORIAL: Indy must tackle growing gap between haves and have-nots
Census data shows that 35 of the 36 ZIP codes in Indianapolis had higher poverty rates in 2016 than they did 16 years earlier.
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EDITORIAL: Infosys airport deal is product of patience, reminder not to jump at easy
Of course, there are no guarantees that Infosys’ vision for its Indianapolis tech hub will pan out. But without the benefit of hindsight, it appears the city, state and airport authority waited for the right deal to come along.
EDITORIAL: State should pause I-70/I-65 project long enough for larger study
Indianapolis needs time to consider its options—to think about whether interstates that bisect its core, divide its neighborhoods, and bring commuters in and out from the suburbs are what work for its future.
EDITORIAL: Bold thinking on Circle Centre should include new ownership
The city or current mall owners—a collection of 20 local companies—should seek proposals from developers nationwide seeking proposals for new ways to use the space.
EDITORIAL: ‘Brain gain’ should be new focus for Indiana’s business community
The idea is that Indiana has fixed the problems that forced graduates to go elsewhere to find good jobs in tech, finance and other industries. Instead, it now needs to find and recruit talent to fill all the jobs Indiana firms are creating.
EDITORIAL: Hoosier voters owe it to themselves to cast a ballot
In the last midterm election, in 2014, voter turnout in Indiana was below 30 percent, ranking last among the 50 states.
EDITORIAL: Let’s start regional conversation about taxes, the arts and more
Indianapolis must be a strong, stable city for the region to continue to thrive—and its suburbs must be vibrant as well. That won’t occur without in-depth regional conversations about taxation, transit, economic development and more.
EDITORIAL: IPS must do a better job selling $725M tax-hike plan
Taxpayers are willing to pay more for better schools, but they aren’t pushovers. IPS must make a compelling case for the money.
EDITORIAL: How can a supermajority fail? Ask Indiana Republicans
Voters should be frustrated with GOP leadership—or lack thereof—at the Legislature. But at least they can now dull their distress with beer they buy on Sundays.
EDITORIAL: Regional cooperation is bigger than an Indy commuter tax
Mayor Joe Hogsett and his team can be credible leaders on the issue if they develop a plan showing how Indianapolis infrastructure will be maintained in the long term.
EDITORIAL: Foreign trade trips are must-dos in today’s world
In all, international trade supported more than 812,000 jobs in 2014, a number that’s almost certainly grown. That’s more than one of every five jobs in the state. Those kinds of numbers don’t happen by chance.
EDITORIAL: Public deserves details about $1B health project
The project is too big and too important in its potential size, location and services for the public to be in the dark about exactly what will be located on the site—especially as local officials prepare to start debating zoning changes that could make it possible.
EDITORIAL: Feds must engage in marijuana, CBD oil debate
State laws across the country that legalize CBD oil and marijuana run afoul of federal law, a conflict that puts police, prosecutors, doctors and even patients in difficult positions.
EDITORIAL: City must devise Circle Centre plan
A hulking retail property pocked with vacancies sends a terrible message about Indianapolis’ vitality to the throngs of conventioneers who walk its corridors.
EDITORIAL: Companies should make good on hiring pledges
Corporate America, including some of Indiana’s top executives, implored Congress to give it a tax cut—a move businesses said would translate into more U.S. jobs and investment. Now that’s occurred.
EDITORIAL: Time for Hogsett to step up
The city has a long list of pressing needs—including reducing crime, squelching poverty, educating our workforce, and attracting higher-income residents who will pay the taxes needed to fund all those efforts.
EDITORIAL: Governor should take lead on redistricting
A state that counts talent retention and attraction among its biggest challenges can’t afford to ignore the long-term consequences of a system that invites voter apathy.
EDITORIAL: Workforce issues top IBJ’s agenda for Legislature
Eliminating the smokers’ bill of rights, fixing the state’s sexual harassment law, and Sunday alcohol sales also made our list of important legislation.
EDITORIAL: Let’s make strides on smoking crisis by raising smoking age
Health care research finds that young people have a propensity to start smoking in their late teens but are highly unlikely to start once they reach 21.
EDITORIAL: Instill common sense into alcohol laws
Lawmakers have an obligation to listen to their constituents and develop a system for selling alcohol that serves and protects Hoosiers’ interests first and foremost.